No not really
See this is what happens if you allow tests on actual groups

Steve Terry

"Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote in message
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> No not really
> See this is what happens if you allow tests on actual groups
>
> Steve Terry


I agree.

I'm no expert on the ways of Usenet, but I would have thought that
if your posts are appearing in one group your Newsserver carries,
you can expect them to appear when posted to the rest.

--
Graham

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"Graham." <me@privacy.com> wrote in message
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: : "Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote in message
: : news:fpp8ra$6a7$1@aioe.org...
: : : No not really
: : : See this is what happens if you allow tests on actual
: : : groups
: : :
: : : Steve Terry
: :
: :
: : I agree.
: :
: : I'm no expert on the ways of Usenet, but I would have
: : thought that if your posts are appearing in one group
: : your Newsserver carries, you can expect them to appear
: : when posted to the rest.

But, as I've said, sometimes they don't. I once had a very weird problem
where I could post to around half the groups I subscribed to but not the
rest.

Posting test messages only to test groups would have achieved nothing in
helping me resolve the problem.


Ivor

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> "Graham." <me@privacy.com> wrote in message
> news:fppigo$4in$1@registered.motzarella.org
> : : "Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote in message
> : : news:fpp8ra$6a7$1@aioe.org...
> : : : No not really
> : : : See this is what happens if you allow tests on actual
> : : : groups
> : : : Steve Terry
> : :
> : : I agree.
> : : I'm no expert on the ways of Usenet, but I would have
> : : thought that if your posts are appearing in one group
> : : your Newsserver carries, you can expect them to appear
> : : when posted to the rest.
>
> But, as I've said, sometimes they don't. I once had a very weird problem
> where I could post to around half the groups I subscribed to but not the
> rest.
>
> Posting test messages only to test groups would have achieved nothing in
> helping me resolve the problem.
> Ivor
>
That sounds like a fault with your newsserver,
try changing to another service.

For a free one I can recommend aioe.cjb.net
which i'm using now

Steve Terry

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: : "Ivor Jones" <ivor@thisaddressis.invalid> wrote in
: : message news:62b1ggF225539U1@mid.individual.net...
: : : "Graham." <me@privacy.com> wrote in message
: : : news:fppigo$4in$1@registered.motzarella.org
: : : : : "Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote in
: : : : : message news:fpp8ra$6a7$1@aioe.org...
: : : : : : No not really
: : : : : : See this is what happens if you allow tests on
: : : : : : actual groups
: : : : : : Steve Terry
: : : : :
: : : : : I agree.
: : : : : I'm no expert on the ways of Usenet, but I would
: : : : : have thought that if your posts are appearing in
: : : : : one group your Newsserver carries, you can expect
: : : : : them to appear when posted to the rest.
: : :
: : : But, as I've said, sometimes they don't. I once had a
: : : very weird problem where I could post to around half
: : : the groups I subscribed to but not the rest.
: : :
: : : Posting test messages only to test groups would have
: : : achieved nothing in helping me resolve the problem.
: : : Ivor
: : :
: : That sounds like a fault with your newsserver,
: : try changing to another service.
: :
: : For a free one I can recommend aioe.cjb.net
: : which i'm using now

I use NiN which has never given me any problems. I never did get to the
bottom of it, but it wasn't NiN.

Ivor

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> : : "Ivor Jones" <ivor@thisaddressis.invalid> wrote in
> : : message news:62b1ggF225539U1@mid.individual.net...
> : : : "Graham." <me@privacy.com> wrote in message
> : : : news:fppigo$4in$1@registered.motzarella.org
> : : : : : "Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote in
> : : : : : message news:fpp8ra$6a7$1@aioe.org...
> : : : : : : No not really
> : : : : : : See this is what happens if you allow tests on
> : : : : : : actual groups
> : : : : : : Steve Terry
> : : : : :
> : : : : : I agree.
> : : : : : I'm no expert on the ways of Usenet, but I would
> : : : : : have thought that if your posts are appearing in
> : : : : : one group your Newsserver carries, you can expect
> : : : : : them to appear when posted to the rest.
> : : :
> : : : But, as I've said, sometimes they don't. I once had a
> : : : very weird problem where I could post to around half
> : : : the groups I subscribed to but not the rest.
> : : :
> : : : Posting test messages only to test groups would have
> : : : achieved nothing in helping me resolve the problem.
> : : : Ivor
> : : :
> : : That sounds like a fault with your newsserver,
> : : try changing to another service.
> : :
> : : For a free one I can recommend aioe.cjb.net
> : : which i'm using now
>
> I use NiN which has never given me any problems. I never did get to the
> bottom of it, but it wasn't NiN.
> Ivor
>
news.individual.net which used to be the free Berlin Newsserver?
Yes I used to use them when they were free, they were very good

Then when I joined NTLworld I used news.ntli.net
which was free to NTL/Tesco/Virgin.net users

Now I'm using aioe.cjb.net which is by far the best free one around

Steve Terry

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[snip]

: : news.individual.net which used to be the free Berlin
: : Newsserver? Yes I used to use them when they were free,
: : they were very good
: :
: : Then when I joined NTLworld I used news.ntli.net
: : which was free to NTL/Tesco/Virgin.net users
: :
: : Now I'm using aioe.cjb.net which is by far the best
: : free one around
: :
: : Steve Terry

NiN is well worth 10 euros a year IMHO.

Ivor

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> "Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote in message
> news:fppqph$549$1@aioe.org
> [snip]
>
> : : news.individual.net which used to be the free Berlin
> : : Newsserver? Yes I used to use them when they were free,
> : : they were very good : : : : Then when I joined NTLworld I used
> news.ntli.net
> : : which was free to NTL/Tesco/Virgin.net users
> : : : : Now I'm using aioe.cjb.net which is by far the best
> : : free one around : : Steve Terry
>
> NiN is well worth 10 euros a year IMHO.
> Ivor
>
IMHO if you are going to pay for one, then it would be
for comprehensive coverage of the binaries.
NIN isn't the best for binaries.

Steve Terry

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[snip]

: : : NiN is well worth 10 euros a year IMHO.
: : : Ivor
: : :
: : IMHO if you are going to pay for one, then it would be
: : for comprehensive coverage of the binaries.
: : NIN isn't the best for binaries.

It doesn't support them at all, which is why I like it :-)

Ivor